thanks a lot phil
I'll be posting pics soon for ya. I'm working on the throttle cable bracket now.
Hurry up an get this beast running!!
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I though AAA will only tow your car to an auto shop. If anything, find out if any of your co-workers have a pick-up truck and a trailer, and bribe him with beer. Thats what I would do, at least.
I miss my Sunfire, I want it back!
MMMM, HIDs
You will be missed.
^^tried that already nobody has what I need.
AAA does tow from anywhere to anywhere I've confirmed it and have done it a few times with other people's AAA.
(I apologize for the picture size, I didn't realize my phone was set on 320 again GRR)
so i received my new intake manifold complete with a 75mm LS1 throttle body from a fellow member (Philly D). It seems the throttle body has been modified to a slightly smaller O.D. of 3.5" vs the usual O.D. of 4". This will make getting a coupler transition to step it down to the 3" cold pipe easier to find.
after mocking it up on the car I realized the throttle cable bracket that it came with (while would work) put the cable at far too great of an angle to be useful (increases pedal effort), and just.. looks stupid.
so I made my own. the other bracket also left some slack in the cable, my bracket eliminates that so there is no lag time from pedal movement to throttle movement.
here's the stock bracket (black) vs my fabricated one. Note that the black bracket has the 2 small mounting holes to angle the entire thing upwards.. no good for the skwirl
everything in place... looking good
slight throttle stick on the underside of the bracket...
the gloves were keeping the manifold pushed up against the head as if it were tightened down
had to increase the bevel a little bit to clear the bellcrank of the throttle body.. smooth as glass now
I am a bit disappointed with the plenum size, but the main reason I like this manifold is it has a port to support the PCV valve, complete with a vacuum hose and checkvalve.
on the underside of the plenum is several ports for vacuum sources.
the inside of the manifold has a sheet-metal runner design, sort of has a smooth transition in the ports.. should lead to slightly better flow in the runners. If not, both LZM and Vulcan are workin on some new manifolds that come with internal velocity stacks.
anyone got some kleenex i can borrow?
Lanman31337 -F = fatties = do not want. A little chunk in the junk is ok though.
Great Updates !!!!! Keep them coming !!!!
When this thing is out at Atco, I'm coming down to watch this in person.
Cant see shiat with those dark pics lol..
~2014 New Z under the knife, same heart different body~
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thats the same manifold I have. Its the one skunk was trying to sell in the GP. Its not to bad but i plan on a different one eventually. I dont know on how fast/how much power you plan on making but as you know i ran a 11 flat with that manifold and the turbo maxed so it has plenty in it. never had it dynoed though to show the curve.
Cant wait for this to be done
My Sig Was To Big
Well to be honest...anyone going with that manifold...
The manifold is good for the money and all but dealing with Airforced has been nothing but the worst experience ever. It took me 10 months to actually have a working intake manifold. As in I bought it Dec/2007 and finally after constantly badgering and having issues of "lost manifolds" I got it in Oct/2008. I will never buy from or reccomend them to anyone. In the furture if I do plan on doing a build ill be going with vulcan or someone else a little more reliable.
I dont believe he is really making them anymore. And I completely agree with you. It didnt take me as long to get it only a couple weeks but he rushed it and i wouldnt say the quality of mine is all that great. The best one ive seen from him is the one on skunks car. But as you said for the money its not bad and it def. flows more than stock for a boosted application. I am also looking at the vulcan one or maybe making my own.
My Sig Was To Big
I should clarify.....
I got the first one fairly quickly but as far as im concerned it looked like it was put together by a blind 4 yrold. The tb didnt have the extension welded on it. So I sent both back. I paid shipping and shipping back to me and then it was lost. Then come aug I got the tb but no manifold. Then i finally got the manifold and it is better but a diff design then my first one. Everytime i talked to anyone it was oh yah i sent one..havent you got it yet..must be lost. Then finally i got a mani alot later
It is a decent setup for a boosted car though..ill admidt that. But even seeing that pj had to make a new bracket for it shows...
^^ I think this is the reason its so hard to get an airforced4 manifold.
luckily, LevelZeroMotorsports and Vulcan are a bit more reputable, and are both offering some decent replacements.
This one serves my purpose for now, I do plan on getting another intake manifold with a larger plenum, velocity stacks and extra bungs for injectors.
Anyone else think that there should be a live webcan of the skwirl?? HEHEHE Expecially right before PJ is going to turn the key for the first time JBO!!!!
]:-> 287 TimeSlips In Hand. Car Still Runs Strong... 3 Differentials Later ]:->
^^^^Naw, just go over and invade PJ's place when its time to start it.
Lots of nice fab PJ, props.
cant wait for this thing to get done so i can see/drool at track vids on youtube.
"still want to smash that like the fist of an angry god"
PM'd skwirl
watch for flying sparks!!!
so today was a lovely sunday in work.. got a ton done on the car during the 12 hrs I was stuck there.
I decided to mount the relay box in the glove compartment. I fabricated some mounting brackets for it, and dremel'd out the rear of the compartment to make space for the wires to go through.. and I'll still have some function out of it too
then I was messing around with wiring, and decided to test the eMS for power
misc. shot of wiring.. I have the spectre harness organized, and I began to build the new LS61 harness, further simplifying it as I go (I eliminated the MAP sensor pigtail from the injector sub-harness since I will no longer need it, and stuffed it all in new loom and tightened up the fit against the fuel rail
just a refresher shot to the rear of the car. you can see the fuel pump and cell waiting for their turn to be worked on
intake manifold back in place for wire measurement
header is back on the car for engine testing
3" charge pipe mock up. BOV will be hidden underneath the pipe
it will hook tightly around the battery, then shoot down through the gap that was originally for the windshield washer fluid reservoir
I finished up the hood pins, they're rock solid now. the hood doesn't move a mm when pinned down. I also worked on the brake lines a bit, finished removing the old hardlines and began to bend up and flare the new lines. I also put a 4 pin connector for the coil interface blocks.. that way if I ever want to replace them it'll be a bit easier.
Most of the day was spent formulating a plan for the wiring, and seeing where the best and most hidden routes I could take with the wires are. I'm trying to keep the loom as small as possible and to a minimum when I do have to use it.
cannot wait for the first start video
you know... when you come to help with qwibby I will be spending some time, alone with your car, and barry white?
jk
LE61T PTE6262 Powered 
good work pj, paying close attention to this ems pro...
R.I.P. Brian Klocke, you will never be forgotten
I have to admit, since i first began reading this topic, I always wondered what the Skwirl would do next, and each time its something I've never seen, and more so, it gave me inspiration to do something on my 95' Cavalier.
Wish you good luck man, can't wait to see the video of it coming back to life after all this time.
